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ORDINANCE SETTING RATES FOR THE USE OF THE CITY OF VIDOR, TEXAS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY BY
CERTIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION CARRIERS (CTPs) PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 283 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE AND AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 10.11 OF THE CITY CHARTER FOR THE CITY
OF VIDOR, TEXAS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; CONTAINING SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES;
WAIVING OF SECOND READING AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City Charter of the City of Vidor (the "Charter") provides in section 10.11 that the "City Council shall have the power, after due notice and hearing, to regulate,
by ordinance, rates and services of every public utility operating within the City
of Vidor, Texas (the `city')";
WHEREAS, the city shall be compensated for the use of its public right-of-way by certified
telecommunication carriers ("CTPs") through access line rates;
WHEREAS, the access line rates are monthly fees paid by residential, business and
point-to-point customers to CTPs who provide compensation to the city;
WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 283 of the Texas Local Government Code [V.T.C.A., Local
Government Code § 283.001 et seq.], the PUC is required to adjust the maximum access
line rates for cities by an amount equal to one-half the annual change in the consumer
price index ("CPI");
WHEREAS, based on the information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics,
the PUC has determined that one-half of the annual change in CPI for 2001 is 1.15
percent, and the maximum access line rates for Texas cities may be increased by said
amount or at such lower that the maximum rates as may be determined by the city; and
WHEREAS, the city has provided due notice and has conducted a public hearing on the
access line rates, and such rate adjustments as may be specified in this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VIDOR:
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